Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Sentence のは X の方だ

The structure [Sentence のは X の方だ] can be used to "emphasize that it is X that makes the proposition in the sentence true." It can translate as something like "It is X that is..." with emphasis on the X.

ひらがなとカタカナでは、難しいのはカタカナの方だ。
Between hiragana and katakana, katakana is the difficult one.

一番素敵な人のはアヤトの方だわね。
Ayato is the most handsome one, isn't he.

あのレストランは静かだ。でも、食べ物がおいしいのはこのレストランの方だと思う。
That restaurant is quiet. But I think this restaurant is the one that has delicious food.

夏と冬では、大嫌いのは冬の方だよ。
Between summer and winter, winter is the one I hate the most.

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